duumvir
noun
one of two officers or magistrates jointly exercising the same public function.
duumvirs
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pluralof duumvir.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The municipal laws prescribed the election of pontiffs and augurs in common with the judicial duumvirs.
From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Franz Cumont
The Porta Ercole is simpler, and probably older; it bears the names of two duumvirs, Lucius Cassius Longinus and Lucius Calphurnius Piso, and some rough carving.
From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson
But there was a right of appeal to the Curia from judicial decisions of the duumvirs in certain cases.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill
This government was based upon the old municipal organisation of duumvirs and decemvirs.
From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series by Horatio Robert Forbes Brown
We find also the names of local duumvirs.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
